Gripper



UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

FRANK J. GORRIS, OF INDEPENDENCE, OHIO.

GRIPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.\560,'7'08, dated May26, 1896.

Application iiled March 9, 1896. Serial No. 582,477. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK J. GORRIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Independence, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grippers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to gripping devices; and it consists in the newconstruction and combination of parts, substantially as hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my newgripping device. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

A is a flat bar, and B B are two bars pivotally attached to it by boltsor fixed pins and nuts b b.

O C are also two flat bars pivotally attached to the opposite ends ofthe bars B B by means of bolts c c.

D is an eyebar pivotally attached to said bars C C, to which power is tobe applied for operating the gripper, as hereinafter shown.

E E are strong pins or fingers attached to each of the bars B B overtheir pivotal connection with the bar A. A

'F is a spring attached to bar A, for a purpose hereinafter shown.

This device is specially adapted as a gripper for pulling trolley andother wires and is very easily and readily operated by placing it on awire, as shown, with the wire between the lingers. The spring isdesigned simply for turning the bars B B to slightly grip the wire toprevent its falling oif if left to itself.

Now by applying power to the eyebar the grip is forcibly tightened onthe wire and cannot possibly slip, the iingers pressing the wire in thedirection of the arrows.

Having described my invention, I claim- The gripping device consistingof the bar A, bars B B pivotally attached to bar A, grip: fingers E Eattached to the bars B B over the pivots b b, bars C C pivotallyattached to the opposite ends of bars B B, the eyebar D, pivotallyattached to the bars C C, and the spring F attached to bar A and bearingagainst the sides of bars B B, all constructed to operate as and for thepurpose set forth.

FRANK J. GoREIs.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. TIBBITTs, MAX P. GOODMAN.

